Inkstand.



No. 659,155. Patented out. 2, |900.

. s. H. NEHF.

INKSTND.

t led Jan. 20, 1900 (No Model.)

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GEORGE H. NEHF, OF TAOOMA, WASHINGTON.

INKSTAN D.

SPECIFIGATION forming part of Letters Patent N o. 659,1 55, datedOctober 2, 1900. ,Application led January-20,1900. YSerial No. 2,223 N0mdlx' To all whom it may concern.-

Beit known that I, GEORGE H. NEHF, a citizen of the United States,residing at rlacoma, inthe county of Pierce and State of Washington,have invented certain newand useful Improvements in In kstands; and I doherebydeclare the following to be a full, clear, and eX-k actdescription of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in theart to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to improvements in inkstands, and particularly tothat class of inkstands which are non-spillable.

The invention consists in an ink-well provided with a screw-threadedaperture in its bottom, a plug or stopper adapted to be inserted in saidaperture, a spring-actuated valve mounted in said plug or stopper, andaseries of tunnels mounted one above the other upon said ink-well, theconstruction being such that a passage will be formed between the lowerends ofthe tunnels for the insertion of a pen, and sufficient ink may beadmitted into the space .between the lower funnels to serve the purposeof the writer; but should the inkstand be accidentally upset no ink willbe allowed to escape therefrom.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a vertical longitudinalsection through my improved inkstand, and Fig. 2 is a top plan view ofthe same. Fig. 3 is a detail sectional View of the lower portion of theink-well, showing a slightly-modied form of stopper.

1 in the drawings represents my improved inkstand, which may be square,as shown, or of any desirable shape and may be constructed of glass orothersuitable material, The said inkstand is provided with an ink wellor receptacle, as 2, the bottom of which may be formed with a conicaldepression, as shown in the drawings, or may be square or of othershape, the said bottom having a screw-threaded aperture in its center. Ascrew-threaded stopper or plug, as 3, is adapted to be inserted in thescrew-th readed aperture, and mounted in said stopper is aspring-actuated valve comprising a coiled spring 4, secured at its lowerend to the said stopper, and a plate or disk 5, mounted upon the upperend of said spring. It will be seen that by removing the plug or stopperink may be inserted into the ink-well or the ink therein removed. The

wallsvof the ink-well are provided near their upper edges with an an nular shoulder or ledge 6. Mounted upon the said shoulders and bracedagainst the side walls ol" the ink-well is the peripheral flangel 7 of afunnel S, said nel, as 10, having a peripheral flange, as 11,

at its upper ends, is supported upon the peripheral flange 7 of thefunnel 8, the peripheral flange 1l extending over the sides of theinkstand. The peripheral flange 1l supports the peripheral flange 13 ofanother funnel 14, and a funnel 15 is supported in the same manner abovethe funnel 14. The funnels are so mounted and spaced apart by theirperipheral flanges as to form recesses, as 16, between each one, whichrecesses extend the full length of the funnels. The funnels areconstructed to conform to the shape of the inkstand and vary in length,the lowest one being the longest and the top one the shortest. Thefunnels 10, 14, and 15 are formed with apertures, as 17, in their lowerends to permit of the ready insertion of a pen, and the funnel 8 is alsoprovided with an aperture in its lower end, as hereinbefore stated. Asuitable cover may be placed upon the peripheral flange 1S of the topfunnel 15. It will be seen that by this construction ink may be insertedin the inkwell by removing the stopper in the bottom thereof, and whenit is desired to obtain ink for writing purposes it is only necessary topress down the spring-actuated valve with the point of the pen, by whichaction ink will be admitted into the space or recess between the twolower tunnels, and the pen can readily reach the ink through theapertures formed in the lower ends of the funnels. It

will also be apparent that the amount of ink admitted into the space orrecess between the two lower tunnels can be regulated to suit thewriter. Should the inkstand be accidentally upset, the ink will tlowinto the upper ends of the recesses 16 and none Will escape through theapertures in the lower ends of the funnels onto the table or desk uponwhich the inkstand may be placed.

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My inkstand is simple in construction, yet effective in operation, andby my arrangement of tunnels I have secured an inkstand which byrepeated experiments has proven absolutely non-spillable.

It will be apparent, as shown in Fig. 3, that the plug or stopper may beconstructed without the spring-actuated valve without departing from thespirit of my invention. In this form the ink would ll the aperture inthe plug or stopper, and the pen could be dipped right into the same.Should the inkstand be upset, the ink would run into the recesses 16, asin the other form.

Having now described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is

l. An inkstand comprising in its construction an ink-Well, having anaperture in its bottom, a plug or stopper adapted to be inserted in saidaperture, a spring-actuated valve mounted in said stopper, and a seriesof funnels mounted one upon the other,thelowest funnel being supportedby the side walls of the ink-Well, su bstantially as described.

2. An nkstand comprising in its construction an ink-well formed with ascrew-threaded aperture in its bottom, a plug or stopper adapted' toclose said-aperture, a spring-actuated valve mounted in said stopper, anannular shoulder or ledge formed on the side Walls of the said inkstand,a funnel having a peripheral flange at its upper end adapted to besupported on said annular shoulder or ledge, and a series of fu nnelssupported by said peripheral flange and adapted to support one another,substantially as described.

In testimony whereof'I hereunto affix my signature in presence of twowitnesses.

GEORGE H. NEHF.

Witnesses:

FRANK J. MILLER, E. L. GARRETsoN.

